Coach George Allen : A Football Life.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elder, Lee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Allen, George, 1918-1990.

Allen, George.

Football coaches--United States--Biography.

Football coaches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"How did legendary football coach George Allen (1918-1990) consistently build winning teams at both the college and professional levels? This first full-length biography examines his applied philosophy of coaching through comprehensive coverage of his tenures at the collegiate level. His stormy relationships with team owners are detailed, along with his historic divorce from the Chicago Bears. The two most important plays of Allen's career are analyzed. Appendices provide a list of Allen's NFL trades, his key draft picks, a statistical breakdown of his NFL offenses and a comparison with other top coaches of his era"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Early Years

1: An Electrifying Moment

2: In the Beginning

3: Allen at Morningside

4: The Green Arrow at Whittier

5: An Introduction, a Car Wash and a Return

6: Divorce Chicago Style

The NFL Years

7: The Turnaround: The 1966 Rams

8: Back to the Playoffs: The 1967 Rams

9: Out of the Playoffs and Into the Fire: The 1968 Rams

10: Out of the Fire and Into the Playoffs: The 1969 Rams

11: Lame Duck: The 1970 Rams

12: Ascension: The 1971 Redskins

13: Checking the Angle of the Sun: The 1972 Redskins

14: Chasing the Cowboys: The 1973 Redskins

15:"Follow me to the Super Bowl!": The 1974 Redskins

16: Chasing Dallas: The 1975 Redskins

17: Coping with Quarterbacks: The 1976 Redskins

18: A Contract Offer: The 1977 Redskins

19: Dumped, Hired, Fired Again

The 1980s: Allen's Odyssey

20: Stranger in a Strange Land-Briefly

21: Blitzing and Wrangling with the USFL

22: Long Beach State

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Trades

Appendix 2: Draft Selections

Appendix 3: The Offensive Truth

Appendix 4: Coaching Comparison

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Elder, Lee Coach George Allen

ISBN:

9781476645988